Fabric of success: how 'lotus silk' is weaving its way into Vietnam | AFP

Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare and highly sought-after thread.
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I salute you with your discovery and invention. Bravo!!!

[@hoatienbrocade2474]

Proud to be a community that keeps traditional weaving & dyeing for more than 100 years. In 2010, Tinh's mother, Sam Thi Bich, the only weaving artisan in her town in #Vietnam established Hoa Tien Brocade with three goals: 1. to preserve the local cultural identity 2. to contribute to the rural women’s income 👭 3. to go green with #sustainable ingredients At Hoa Tien village, we have our own farm to raise silkworm and homegrown cotton. We preserve the traditional craft techniques such as weaving, embroidery, and natural dyeing. Thai ethnic culture expresses in each pattern on fabric. We focus on produce environmentally friendly products to bring a positive impact on the community and society.

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I'm wowed, hats off to the woman👏

[@donlitos]

Lotus silk weaving originated in Inle Lake in Myanmar's Shan State. Lotus weaving was invented by an ethnic Intha woman named Sa Oo in the village of Kyaingkhan in the early 1900s. She first wove a Buddhist monastic robe using lotus fibers, called kya thingan (ကြာသင်္ကန်း), as an offering to the abbot of a local monastery, and offered similar monastic robes to the principal Buddha images at Phaung Taw Oo Pagoda.

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Her business would be booming in New York & California

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